Matthew Hougan: From ETF Pioneer to Crypto's $5 Billion Institutional Bridge Builder

Bitwise CIO Matthew Hougan shares his journey from building the ETF industry to managing one of crypto's largest institutional portfolios, offering unique insights into the future of digital asset management.

Marc Boiron: The Lawyer Turned CEO Building the Internet of Blockchains

How Polygon Labs' CEO is architecting a future of thousands of specialized blockchains

structured capital - crypto’s missing meta

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Jeremy Almond: From Family Crisis to Building the $15 Billion Blockchain Payment Network

The PayStand CEO who quietly built the largest commercial blockchain infrastructure while most crypto founders chase headlines

Shawn Douglass: From Bitcoin Miner to Building Wall Street's Crypto Data Backbone

The Amberdata CEO who transformed early crypto curiosity into institutional-grade infrastructure serving $600 billion in daily trading volume

Marcos Viriato of ParFin/ Rayls: Building the Compliant Bridge for Banking's $100 Trillion Move to Blockchain

Marcos, founder of Rayls, discusses building the infrastructure for banks like Santander and Bradesco to bring trillions in assets safely on-chain.

Alex Buelau and Rayls: Bridging Billions from Banks to the Blockchain

Alex, a 12-year crypto veteran, is merging traditional finance with blockchain through his venture, Rayls, aiming to onboard the 5-6 billion customers of the world's banks.

Ajeet Khurana on How Crypto Evolved from Ban to Billion Dollar Industry in India

Ajeet Khurana, founder of Reflexical and former Zebpay CEO, shares insights on building 10+ profitable Web3 businesses, India's crypto regulatory battles, and the future of decentralized finance.

Fairness vs. Frontrunning: Rethinking the Role of MEV in Web3

welcome to alpha un#, aarnâ's fortnightly newsletter on a decentralized and intelligent financial future. In this issue we break down how MEV works, why its toxic forms are fundamentally a protocol bug, and what the ecosystem is doing to build fairer, MEV-resistant blockspace.

Slipped, Sandwiched , and Short-Changed A Beginner's Guide to Toxic MEV

Dr. Max Li: Pioneering Trustworthy AI with OORT's Decentralized Vision

Explore Dr. Max Li's journey from 5G research and Columbia University to founding OORT, building the future of Decentralized AI for trust & transparency

the new yield stack: infrastructure, access, and scale

welcome to alpha un#, aarnâ's fortnightly newsletter on a decentralized and intelligent financial future. This edition breaks down how yield is evolving across TradFi and DeFi-and why new infrastructure such as aarnâ’s âtv111 structured vaults are key to unlocking accessible, risk-aware, onchain returns.